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U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF PLATINUM-GROUP METALS, BY COUNTRY1
    Unwrought palladium   Palladium, other   Iridium2   Unwrought osmium   Unwrought ruthenium   Rhodium3
Quantity, Quantity, Quantity, Quantity, Quantity, Quantity,
Pd content Value Pd content Value Ir content Value Os content Value Ru content Value Rh content Value
Country   (kilograms)   (thousands)   (kilograms)   (thousands)   (kilograms)   (thousands)   (kilograms)   (thousands)   (kilograms)   (thousands)   (kilograms)   (thousands)
2005 124,000   $776,000   15,200   $79,700   3,010   $16,700   39   $362   23,200   $49,800   13,600   $821,000
2006:
Australia -- -- 425 2,800 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Austria -- -- 5 80 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Belgium 1,250 12,900 75 795 -- -- -- -- -- -- 1,260 158,000
Brazil 232 2,670 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Canada 1,340 12,100 178 3,280 161 1,670 -- -- -- -- -- --
China 350 2,960 -- -- (4) 3 9 57 -- -- 1 46
Dominican Republic -- -- (4) 2 -- -- -- -- -- -- (4) 3
Estonia -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 200 19,100
France -- -- 17 164 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Germany 282 2,920 140 936 381 3,950 7 100 10,200 64,700 1,010 148,000
India 799 8,220 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- (4) 8
Ireland -- -- -- -- (4) 2 -- -- -- -- (4) 5
Italy 1,600 16,900 9 78 6 118 -- -- 10 158 181 21,500
Japan 2,670 14,200 1,110 2,270 16 204 -- -- 45 81 54 6,590
Korea, Republic of -- -- 13 156 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Luxembourg 8,300 78,500 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Mexico 3 26 7 24 -- -- -- -- -- -- 1 29
Netherlands -- -- -- -- 11 34 -- -- -- -- -- --
Norway 3,220 32,700 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 228 5,900
Russia 28,900 288,000 14,900 112,000 -- -- -- -- 865 5,160 1,020 141,000
Singapore -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 780 1,730 -- --
South Africa 24,200 238,000 468 4,990 903 8,300 40 330 23,500 113,000 8,430 983,000
Spain 9 91 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Sweden -- -- -- -- (4) 10 -- -- -- -- -- --
Switzerland 1,010 9,220 1,410 12,300 -- -- -- -- -- -- 84 8,740
Taiwan -- -- 2 11 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Thailand -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 3 149
United Kingdom 26,100   248,000   205   1,260   1,320   15,900   --   --   504   3,070   3,380   425,000
Total   100,000   967,000   19,000   141,000   2,800   30,100   56   487   36,000   187,000   15,900   1,920,000
-- Zero.
1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.
2Unwrought and other forms of iridium.
3Unwrought and other forms of rhodium.
4Less than � unit.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program


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